Delivery Scriptures

As I look back on my delivery experience, I am beginning to realize more and more how awesome God is and how He took care of me during the entire pregnancy and delivery.  I've spoken to a number of women and discussed my delivery experience with theirs and I, by far, had an easier delivery than many women do.  I'm convinced that this is because of the Scriptures that I researched and quoted during my pregnancy and entire delivery experience.

I found this book, which I think really helped me.  It definitely attacks a controversial issue and I believe that every woman has to decide what they want to believe.  Quite frankly, I'm not sure what I think about the book.  However, it did give me quite a bit to think about during the pregnancy.

For the entire pregnancy, I confessed that I am redeemed from the curse of the law and that I will have a quick, easy delivery.  Reflecting on my delivery, I really did have a quick, easy delivery. 

Here are a few of the Scriptures that I remember confessing during my contractions (I honestly don't remember everything that I said as I was "in the zone," but my mother said that the delivery room was filled with Scriptures):

- Christ hath redeemed us from the curse of the law, being made a curse for us: for it is written, Cursed is every one that hangeth on a tree so that the blessing of Abraham might come on the Gentiles through Jesus Christ; that we might receive the promise of the Spirit through faith. - Galatians 3:13-14 (Pain in childbirth came with the curse and by being redeemed from the curse, then I am redeemed from pain in childbirth.)

- And if ye be Christ's, then are ye Abraham's seed, and heirs according to the promise. - Galatians 3:29

- He that dwelleth in the secret place of the most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty.  I will say of the Lord, He is my refuge and my fortress: my God, in him will I trust.  Surely he shall deliver me from the snare of the fowler. - Psalm 91:1-3

- For he shall give his angels charge over thee, to keep thee in all thy ways. - Psalm 91:11

- I will praise thee; for I am fearfully and wonderfully made. - Psalm 139:14.  With this verse, I also confessed that God has made my body to do this, to have this baby and that I need to not fear anything, but need to relax as my body knows what to do because God made it to do this.  (I knew that with fear came tension and with tension came pain, so by reminding myself that God made my body and it knows what to do, I could relax and not have fear and not have pain.)

- Children are an heritage of the Lord: and the fruit of the womb is his reward. - Psalm 127:3

- Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and cometh down from the Father of lights, with whom is no variableness, neither shadow of turning. - James 1:17

Faith comes by hearing and hearing by the Word of God.  By confessing the Word of God out of my own mouth, I heard the Word and faith came.  With faith, came peace and fear had to flee.  When fear fled, so did the pain.  I really did not have "hard labor" with my delivery and I praise the Lord for it.  He gave us a perfect little girl and I am so thankful for her!